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By Jackie Valley (contact) 
Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 | 3:41 p.m.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office has identified a 19-year-old who died in an accident Sunday night on Summerlin Parkway.
Alexander R. Lawrence, of Las Vegas, died from multiple injuries suffered when he was ejected from a sport utility vehicle, the coroner said.
Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Loy Hixson said the accident occurred at 10:08 p.m. Sunday on the parkway between Durango and Buffalo drives.
The preliminary investigation indicates Lawrence, who was driving a Toyota FJ Cruiser, swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian and went off the right side of the road, Hixson said.
Lawrence was not wearing a seatbelt, Hixson said.
Two other male teens in the SUV were transported to University Medical Center, where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released, Hixson said.
No other vehicles were involved. The investigation is ongoing.
Speculate all you wish about his physical state, and say what you want about seatbelts, but judging from the story he did manage to avoid the pedestrian.
That said, I hope they prosecute the pedestrian if it turns out that person was outside a crosswalk or intoxicated.
This is not a speculation. I'm sad that a young person lost his life. The story presented here is not completely accurate. I passed the accident Sunday shortly after the accident. At the location of the accident, there are no pedestrian entryways onto the freeway. the closest off ramps were a half mile in each direction, with the area of the accident being closed of by a slight ditch and a fence running the length of the freeway in both directions. The car was flipped on its back.
Though his buddies may have tried to justify the crash by saying he was avoiding a pedestrian, this just isn't possible. Pedestrians do not cross freeways.
They especially do not do this at night. The most certainly would not do it at this particularly dark part of the freeway.I would rather have no information than doctored or inaccurate information.
I wish peace to the families that are involved, and I hope for their healing.
It is exactly speculation electus, unless you witnessed the accident. If you did, perhaps you should report it to the police. Although there is no pedestrian access to Summerlin Pkwy, pedestrians can and do wander onto it, and the fence surrounding Kellogg-Zaher is no real obstacle. I can see no reason for two young men to fabricate a story to protect "a buddy" they both knew had passed away. So unless you have first-hand knowledge of the situation, I would suggest you keep your speculations to yourself.
There was indeed a female standing in the middle of the Pkwy. She ran from the accident and was apprehended later. Charges against her (?) none as of the next day.